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Webster 1913 Edition
bust
bust
(bŭst)
, Noun.
[F.
buste
, fr. It. busto
; cf. LL. busta
, bustula
, box, of the same origin as E. box
a case; cf., for the change of meaning, E. chest
. See Bushel
.] 1.
A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast.
Ambition sighed: she found it vain to trust
The faithless column, and the crumbling
The faithless column, and the crumbling
bust
. Pope.
2.
The portion of the human figure included between the head and waist, whether in statuary or in the person; the chest or thorax; the upper part of the trunk of the body.
Webster 1828 Edition
Bust
BUST
,Noun.
Definition 2024
bust
bust
See also: büst
English
Noun
bust (plural busts)
Derived terms
Translations
sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders
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breasts and upper thorax of a woman
Etymology 2
From a variant of burst. Compare German Low German basten and barsten (“to burst”).
Verb
bust (third-person singular simple present busts, present participle busting, simple past and past participle busted)
- To break something.
- (slang) To arrest for a crime.
- (slang) To catch someone in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state.
- (snowboarding) An emphatic synonym of do or get.
- He busted huge air off that jump!
- (US, informal) To reduce in rank.
- He busted him down to patrolman for insubordination.
- 1962, The Manchurian Candidate, 01:56:35
- If Steinkamp doesn't take off that hat and stop messing around, I'm gonna bust him into a PFC.
- (poker) To lose all of one's chips.
- (blackjack) To exceed a score of 21.
Synonyms
- (to arrest for a crime): nick
Derived terms
- bust a cap
- bust a gasket
- bust a move
- bust a nut
- bust ass cold
- bust loose
- bust one's ass
- bust one's balls
- bust one's chops
- bust out
- bust sod
- bust up
Translations
alteration of burst
to break something
(slang) to arrest for a crime
(slang) to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal
(snowboarding) An emphatic to do
Noun
bust (plural busts)
- (slang) The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation.
- a narcotics bust
- (slang) A failed enterprise; a bomb.
- (sports, derogatory) A player who fails to meet expectations.
- (chess, informal) A refutation of an opening, or of previously published analysis.
Translations
(slang) act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation
(slang) failed enterprise
Adjective
bust (not comparable)
- (slang) Without any money, broke.
Derived terms
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
bust
- second- and third-person singular present indicative of bussen
- (archaic) plural imperative of bussen